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BJC Social Studies 1999

Section A

Multiple Choice (20 marks)

1. Which of the following best describes a map?

A. A photograph of islands, mountains and rivers.

B. A photograph of the earth.

C. A plan of the earth as seen from above.

D. A plan of the earth as seen from below.

2. What is the name given to the four main compass points?

A. Cardinal points

B. Dew points

C. North point

D. Powell points

3. Which of the following best describes an island?

A. A piece of land around which two oceans meet.

B. A piece of land projecting into the sea.

C. A piece of land with water all around it.

D. A piece of land with water on three sides.

4. Which of the following is the only line of latitude that is a great circle?

A. Arctic Circle

B. Equator

C. Tropic of Cancer

D. Tropical Capricorn

5. Which one of the following best describes what weather is?

A. The average conditions of the atmosphere over a long period of time.

B. The condition of the atmosphere over a specific place at a specific time.

C. The total amount of cloud cover over a place.

D. The total amount of rainfall over a place for a long time.

6. Which is the vegetation type of the Steppes of Russia and the Pampas of Argentina?

A. Temperate grasslands.

B. Temperate forests.

C. Tropical forests.

D. Tropical grasslands.

7. When Columbus arrived in the Caribbean, which of the following were the dominant groups?

A. Arawaks and Caribs.

B. Arawaks and Yucatans.

C. Caribs and Ciboneys.

D. Ciboneys and Arawaks.

8. Where was the first Spanish colony established?

A. Cuba

B. Hispaniola

C. San Salvador

D. Trinidad

9. How were buccaneers different from pirates?

A. They attacked any ship on the seas.

B. They attacked English treasure ships.

C. They attacked Spanish settlements.

D. They conquered Aztec and Inca kingdoms.

10. Which of the following best describes Woods Rogers’ job responsibilities?

A. To build a strong colony.

B. To collect the revenue for the Proprietors.

C. To ensure the safety of pirates while in port.

D. To expel the pirates and restore trade.

11. How did the coming of the Loyalists affect the population of the Bahamas?

A. Blacks outnumbered whites.

B. Influx of foreign labourers

C. Slaves gained political power.

D. Whites outnumbered blacks.

12. In which year was the first Bahamian newspaper published?

A. 1783

B. 1784

C. 1785

D. 1786

13. Who brought the first slaves to the Bahamas?

A. Andrew Deveaux

B. Lord Dunmore.

C. Nicholas Trott

D. William Sayle.

14. Why were Bahamians slaves treated better then slaves of the West Indies?

A. Bahamian laws controlled treatment of slaves.

B. Bahamian masters usually lived on their plantations and did not use overseers.

C. Slave worked hard so they were hardly punished.

D. The churches were able to convince slave masters to be kind to their slaves.

15. What does the term ‘culture’ mean?

A. Our belief system

B. Our economic system

C. Our political system

D. Our way of life

16. Which group is responsible for most of our architectural designs of the 18th century?

A. Eleuthera Adventurers

B. Europeans

C. Loyalists

D. Slaves

17. Which of the following is regarded as the civic duty if a citizen?

A. Right to assemble

B. Right to speak

C. Right to vote

D. Right to worship

18. In which year Local Government brought into effect?

A. 1995

B. 1996

C. 1997

D. 1998

19. Which of the following government departments was first established in The Bahamas?

A. The Bahamas Customs Department.

B. The Bahamas immigration Department.

C. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force.

D. The Royal Bahamas Police Force.

20. In which year did the General Strike occur in The Bahamas?

A. 1953

B. 1956

C. 1957

D. 1958

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